Experience

True

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant General Counsel

  • Dec 2022 - Present



Trilliant

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

  • Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

• Sr. Corporate Counsel

  • Apr 2019 - Mar 2022



NIOX®

• United Kingdom
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Counsel

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2019

  Provide legal advice, as sole US attorney, to specialty pharmaceutical company relating to commercial initiatives including, sales and marketing activities, FDA compliant promotional review of marketing material, and retaining and maintaining appropriate medical device and pharmaceutical licensure. Provide legal advice, as sole US attorney, to specialty pharmaceutical company relating to commercial initiatives including, sales and marketing activities, FDA compliant promotional review of marketing material, and retaining and maintaining appropriate medical device and pharmaceutical licensure.



Quintiles

• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Associate Director, Legal

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2017

  Provided legal advice and support to the organization’s business units, with a focus on reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts. Focused on monitoring and ensuring contracts are in compliance with legal, regulatory and organizational policies, while assuring customer and vendor satisfaction, including participation in pre-contract discussions, contract negotiations and contract amendments. Provided legal advice and support to the organization’s business units, with a focus on reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts. Focused on monitoring and ensuring contracts are in compliance with legal, regulatory and organizational policies, while assuring customer and vendor satisfaction, including participation in pre-contract discussions, contract negotiations and contract amendments.



Alliance One International

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Corporate Counsel

  • May 2012 - Feb 2014

  Worked as right hand to Chief Legal Officer to provide counsel to a publicly held company with holdings and operations in agricultural production and processing in 25 countries. Worked closely with Compliance Department on federal and international anti-bribery and corruption laws for various projects. Assisted in management of contracts, including drafting and negotiating domestic and cross-border agreements for product sales, leases, vendors and service, confidentiality and non-disclosure, stock purchases, and joint ventures. Prudently reviewed each contract to select points of argument and successfully negotiate them in customer and opposing counsel discussions. Show less



Synergy Legal Staffing

• Morrisville, NC

• Contractor

  • 2011 - 2012

  Critically read and analyzed corporate documents, as a member of the quality assurance team, in preparation and throughout the discovery process of large-scale, U.S. government and international corporate litigation; Matters worked on included: SEC investigation of top Wall Street investment bank following 2008 U.S. mortgage crisis; litigation surrounding to U.S. bank’s acquisition of sub-prime mortgage companies; and antitrust action involving healthcare system merger and acquisition Critically read and analyzed corporate documents, as a member of the quality assurance team, in preparation and throughout the discovery process of large-scale, U.S. government and international corporate litigation; Matters worked on included: SEC investigation of top Wall Street investment bank following 2008 U.S. mortgage crisis; litigation surrounding to U.S. bank’s acquisition of sub-prime mortgage companies; and antitrust action involving healthcare system merger and acquisition



K&L Gates

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • 2008 - 2011

  Provided legal counsel to various purchasers, sellers and entities regarding domestic securities and domestic and international mergers/acquisitions/partnership transactions; Served the interests of public companies with compliance issues and public securities filings; Represented a start up company in incorporation, investor relations, financing and creation of consulting relationships. Provided legal counsel to various purchasers, sellers and entities regarding domestic securities and domestic and international mergers/acquisitions/partnership transactions; Served the interests of public companies with compliance issues and public securities filings; Represented a start up company in incorporation, investor relations, financing and creation of consulting relationships.



Federal Communications Commission

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Completed research for Wireline Competition Bureau Chief on the Universal Service Contribution Methodology, the percentage of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) use in the United States and N-11 numbers; Drafted orders for Internet and telephone connection in rural and Katrina areas funded by the Universal Service Fund and forbearance extensions. Also served as an Extern between January and April 2008. Completed research for Wireline Competition Bureau Chief on the Universal Service Contribution Methodology, the percentage of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) use in the United States and N-11 numbers; Drafted orders for Internet and telephone connection in rural and Katrina areas funded by the Universal Service Fund and forbearance extensions. Also served as an Extern between January and April 2008.